Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Feb. 2, 1881.

Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTE.I
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ?, 1887.
A West Virginia politician at the Capitol
TO day. saws that Senator Cameron will GER
taiuly be reelected, aud that the delay IN
the election is caused by his Discrimination
TO be elected by republican votes. He says
there is bound to be an election by the legis-
lature. and that there is no truth in the re-
mort that there will be no election, and that
then Governor Wilson will resign, aud that
1t. Gov. Price will fill his place and, to re-
quite that favor will appoint Governor VIII
son Senator.
The room of the House District of Co.
lumbia Committee, of which Mr.. Barbour Is
chairman, is visited by most all the demo
Gratis from Virginia who come to the Capt..
to,, while that of Buildings and Grounds Of
the Senate is the place in and around which
most Of the Virginia republicans who visit
Washington usually congregate.
Mr. Hoar's resolution delaying prayer III
the Senate until quorum shall be present
has not been acted upon. There were ten
Senator's present today when the gavel Tell,
and seven more entered during prayer.
The Mr.. Price who was sworn III as
member OF the House to-day is the sou OF
the late member from Wisconsin. He was
elected to fill the vacancy occasoned by the
death of his father, and was elected, not be-
cause of any especial merit, but solely as q
sentimental affair.
AT last nights session of the House Dlll
was passed. for restoring to the heirs OF the
late Gen. Triggs, the swords of that General
held by the Government; also the bill TO de-
liver to the rightful owners the contents OF
certain boxes of captured property now In
the Treasury Department; also the bill ap-
propriating S25 900 to improve the road from
Richmond to the Union cemetery near that
CITY. A similar bill for Fredericksburg
was not called up.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger
presented petition signed by r. L. Ban
ham, E. B. Whaley, ]. L. Gernalley, b. Nj.
Collins, S. E. Smith, Ira Sanborn, b. Il. San
born, E. D. Sanborn, G. NJ Tucker, w. Pal
mer, J. e. Troth, A. E. II. Carver, S. +.
Rumsay, A. P. Segar, e. H. Gennalley and
Job Hawxhurst, of Fairfax county, Va, for
the passage of Senator Colquitt's bill relat'
ing TO the granting of liquor licenses in the
District Of Columbia; also similar petition
from certain citizens of Rockingham county,
Virginia. :,
The House Judiciary Committee will
probably make their report tomorrow on
the bill providing for the payment of the
awards in the French spoliation cases made
by the Court of Claims.
Mr.. w. W. Moffett, of Rappahannock
county, Va one of the door-keepers of the
House, was called home last night by the
paralysis Of his mother.
Mr.. Hoar has sent to Texas for witnesses
to sustain the assertion recently made by
three irresponsible man that republican
government has been subverted III that
State When they shall arrive the Danvllle
case will be gone over again at great ex-
pense 10 the Government, but to little profit
ever to the bloody shirt republicans, who
have just rejected a nomination because
the nominee was negro.
A long debate took place in the Senate
to-day on the bill making n special appro-
priation for the purchase Of seed from the
drought stricken section of Texas, already
passed by the House. II was opposed by
Messrs. Ingalls, Hawey and other repub.
licans. Such bills should not be introduced.
as they not only put The South in bad
light. but tend still further TO strengthen
the idea o! paternal government.
The House foreign affairs committee will
meet to morrow and consider the war bill
in respect of the Canadian fisheries.
1t seems to be the prevailing impression Ia and
about he Senate that the traction railroad bill
for this city that recently passed the House can
not 20 through the former body. 1t is valuable
franchise and would bring half million.
Dir. G. Tyson Butcher, who has many friends
and acquaintances III Alexandria, was admitted 20
practice in the courts of this city yesterday.
Senator riddIcberger was in the House to-day
seekine information from the Virginia members
concerning tho pamville public building, the ap-
preparation of 81 600 for which has been stricken
out of the sundrv civil bill by the Senate his object
being to have it restored if possible.
The bill allowing John Chamberlain permits
sion 10 erect club house on the Government
reservation st Fortress Monroe, Just across the
road from the Hygeia Hotel, was called. up in the
House last night and would have passed, as there
was only one vote against it, that o. Mr. Libbey,
but that gentleman raised the point of no quorum,
and the friends of the bill withdrew it.
Representative Bragg, of Wisconsin, tho man
who doesn't love Cleveland for the enemies he
has made" as much rs he did at the last ma
tional democratic convection, like Senator Ed
muuds, wants to perpetuatc the memories OF the
war, aud for that purpose would make Congress
atix the federal seal to war badges by making it
national criminal otfensc to wear them without
authority He introduced Il bill to that effect
last Monday. Snch democrats as Dir. Bragg would
do their party good by joining the republicans.
The speech OF Mr.. O'Ferral delivered in the
House last Saturday evening in favor of the Blair
educational bill continues TO be spoken of in the
highest terms by al who heard il, members of the
House as well rs the people who were in the gal
erie5 The fluent representative from the Rock
ingham district did himself credit and the cause
he advocated good by his oratorical effort